Butterfly Dream: Dust Haiku by Debra Fox

English Original

dust particles
suspended  --
first day of school

Haiku Canada Review, 2010

Debra Fox


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

懸浮在空氣中
的灰塵顆粒 --
開學第一天

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

悬浮在空气中
的灰尘颗粒 -
开学第一天 


Bio Sketch

Besides writing haiku, Debra Fox enjoys writing short stories and essays, some of which have been accepted for publication. She is a lawyer and director of an adoption agency.  In her spare time she loves to dance.  She lives just outside Philadelphia with her family.

Butterfly Dream: First Seedlings Haiku by Debra Fox

English Original

kindergarten quiet ...
first seedlings
in styrofoam cups

The Heron’s Nest, 15:2, June 2013

Debra Fox


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

幼兒園內的靜默 ...   
在保麗龍杯中
的首批幼苗

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

幼儿园内的静默 ...   
在保丽龙杯中
的首批幼苗 


Bio Sketch

Besides writing haiku, Debra Fox enjoys writing short stories and essays, some of which have been accepted for publication. She is a lawyer and director of an adoption agency.  In her spare time she loves to dance.  She lives just outside Philadelphia with her family.

Butterfly Dream: Smell of Dog Haiku by Debra Fox

English Original

driving to the airport --
the smell of dog
lingers on my hand

The Heron’s Nest, 13:3, September 2011

Debra Fox


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

開車去機場 --
我的手仍有
狗的味道

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

开车去机场 --
我的手仍有
狗的味道 


Bio Sketch

Besides writing haiku, Debra Fox enjoys writing short stories and essays, some of which have been accepted for publication. She is a lawyer and director of an adoption agency.  In her spare time she loves to dance.  She lives just outside Philadelphia with her family.

Butterfly Dream: Crickets Haiku by Debra Fox

English Original

first chill evening
the crickets fade
to one voice

A Hundred Gourds, 4:1, December 2014

Debra Fox


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

第一個寒冷夜晚
蟋蟀的喧嘩消褪成為
單調的聲音

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

第一个寒冷夜晚
蟋蟀的喧哗消褪成为
单调的声音


Bio Sketch

Besides writing haiku, Debra Fox enjoys writing short stories and essays, some of which have been accepted for publication. She is a lawyer and director of an adoption agency.  In her spare time she loves to dance.  She lives just outside Philadelphia with her family.